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Less than two months after dropping sophomore album Self Help, Toronto avant-jazz crew Badge Époque Ensemble have announced a follow-up. Fut...
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![Badge Époque Ensemble Announce New Album 'Future, Past & Present']()
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ReviewsViagra Boys Tear Themselves Open on Cathartic 'Welfare Jazz' Published Jan 06, 2021Viagra Boys have aggressively explored their past struggles, negative habits and self-defeats. Life as a musician is a road filled with temp...
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![Italian Library Legend Sandro Brugnolini Dead at 89]()
NewsItalian Library Legend Sandro Brugnolini Dead at 89 Published Dec 11, 2020Italian library hero Sandro Brugnolini has died. News broke late this evening that the maestro — known for library classics such as Feelings...
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!['Soul' Filmmakers Explain How Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Helped Them Conjure the Afterlife]()
Features'Soul' Filmmakers Explain How Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Helped Them Conjure the Afterlife Published Dec 07, 2020Life is a bit like jazz — an emotional journey full of improvisation and wrong notes. That's what makes jazz musician Joe Gardner (voiced by...
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![Larnell Lewis Finds New Ways to Explore Old Favourites on 'Relive the Moment']()
ReviewsLarnell Lewis Finds New Ways to Explore Old Favourites on 'Relive the Moment' Published Nov 24, 2020With names like Snarky Puppy, Laila Biali, Gregory Porter, and Joshua Redman on his CV, drummer Larnell Lewis has no shortage of artists eag...
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![Petr Cancura, Charlie Hunter and Geoff Clapp Channel Collaborative Joy on 'Don't Let It Stop!']()
ReviewsPetr Cancura, Charlie Hunter and Geoff Clapp Channel Collaborative Joy on 'Don't Let It Stop!' Published Nov 17, 2020Born in the Czech Republic and raised in Ottawa, saxophonist Petr Cancura brings a world of influence to his craft. After a sojourn in Brook...
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![Seba Kaapstad Embody the Spirit of Collaboration on 'Konke']()
ReviewsSeba Kaapstad Embody the Spirit of Collaboration on 'Konke' Published Nov 17, 2020The collective Seba Kaapstad embody the spirit of collaboration and experimentation; their latest release, Konke, takes its name from the Zu...
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![Ennio Morricone & Bruno Nicolai's 'Dimensioni Sonore' Is an Essential Masterclass in Italian Library Music]()
ReviewsEnnio Morricone & Bruno Nicolai's 'Dimensioni Sonore' Is an Essential Masterclass in Italian Library Music Published Nov 05, 2020There's no question 2020 has been a horrible year, and an unfortunate cherry on top was the passing of Ennio Morricone. After decades in mus...
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![Cloud Nothings Go Jazz on Baldi/Gerycz Duo's Cathartic 'After Commodore Perry Service Plaza']()
ReviewsCloud Nothings Go Jazz on Baldi/Gerycz Duo's Cathartic 'After Commodore Perry Service Plaza' Published Oct 26, 2020As the progenitor of the noisy, poppy, post-punk group, Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi doesn't immediately appear to be steeped in the American...
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![Augusto Martelli's 'Black Sound from White People' Is '70s Italy at Its Best — Just Ignore That Title]()
ReviewsAugusto Martelli's 'Black Sound from White People' Is '70s Italy at Its Best — Just Ignore That Title Published Oct 23, 2020First things first — Black Sound from White People is an unfortunate album title, especially in the year 2020. But considering the title was...
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![Ennio Morricone's Secret Side Unearthed on New Posthumous Album 'Morricone Segreto']()
NewsEnnio Morricone's Secret Side Unearthed on New Posthumous Album 'Morricone Segreto' Published Oct 16, 2020While the world continues to mourn late soundtrack great Ennio Morricone, the maestro is being treated to a new posthumous album — complete...
